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Hermie the Missing Hamster Novel Guide Answer Key

page 9: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw Jones introduced himself. Wingnut O’Brien told Jigsaw Jones that Hermie the hamster

had gone missing.

Sample Details:

Jigsaw works in a tree house. Wingnut O’Brien’s real name is “Timothy.”

Predictions: Answers will vary.

page 10: Summary

Model Summary:

Jigsaw Jones is usually working on detective work, but on this Sunday afternoon, he was in his tree house working on a puzzle. He does not get paid to put together puzzles, but he does get paid a dollar to solve mysteries. As he was working on the puzzle, Wingnut O’Brien, a boy with big ears, came to Jigsaw with a problem. With tears in his eyes, Wingnut told Jigsaw that Hermie the hamster was missing.

page 11: Comprehension

1. Jigsaw’s office is in his tree house. His office is dirty and about ten feet high in the air.

2. Jigsaw’s job is to make problems go away. He charges one dollar a day to do his job.

3. Wingnut got his nickname because of his large ears. 4. Wingnut likes his nickname. He is proud of his ears, and they

make him feel special.


5. Jigsaw Jones is seven years old. Jigsaw is one year older than Wingnut, and Wingnut is six years old.

6. Jigsaw keeps a box of Kleenex in his office because he sees a lot of people crying in his line of work.

7. Jigsaw said, “There will always be a need for me,” because there are always problems to solve.

page 13: Vocabulary in Use

1. hamster 2. Kleenex 3. crummy 4. line of work 5. jersey

6. pitiful 7. proud 8. detective 9. slobber

10. sighs

page 19: Notes

Main Events:

Mila went to the tree house. Mila, Jigsaw, and Wingnut thought of all the potential suspects.

Sample Details:

Jigsaw made a list of suspects and clues. Wingnut’s brother, Jake, has a snake.


page 20: Summary

Model Summary:

Jigsaw wrote two lists in his detective journal. The first was titled “Clues,” and the second was titled “Suspects.” He then told his partner, Mila, who is allergic to animals with fur and is always humming, to come over. They asked Wingnut to imitate Hermie’s happy face and also if Hermie had any enemies. Wingnut didn’t think that Hermie had many enemies, but Wingnut did live with a teenager, his brother Jake, who owns a pet snake. Jigsaw and Mila concluded that they needed to do research on hamsters and the eating habits of a snake.


1. Wingnut almost cried when Jigsaw told him that he was “a nickel short” because Wingnut feared that Jigsaw wouldn’t help him.

2. Jigsaw disliked the picture of the hamster that he drew. 3. Jigsaw and Mila had been friends since they were very little.

Jigsaw said that they had been friends since they were in diapers.

4. Jigsaw didn’t mind when Mila hummed or sang because he thought she had a pretty voice.


5. Jigsaw said that a mystery is like a jigsaw puzzle because in order to solve a mystery, you must have all the pieces.

6. Jake really liked snakes. He had snake books, snake T-shirts, and snake posters.

7. Jigsaw put Jake’s name under “Suspects” in his detective journal because he believes that everyone is a suspect in the beginning of a mystery.

8. Mila wanted to research the eating habits of snakes. She wanted to do this because she was worried that Jake’s snake had eaten Hermie.


1. allergic I am allergic to hay stacks.

2. hum Mother hums when she is cleaning.

3. research James did some research on the Antarctic Circle.

4. harm Do not listen to music too loudly because you may harm

your eardrums. 5. teenager

My older brother is a teenager. 6. suspect

The cops believe that the suspect is a 50-year-old man. 7. neat

The teacher’s desk is usually neat and orderly.

page 29: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw had to stand in the rain with a bright pink umbrella. Mila and Jigsaw asked Ms. Gleason for information about

snakes and hamsters.

Sample Details:

Jigsaw has three older brothers and one older sister. Ms. Gleason suggested that they look in books or ask an expert.


page 30: Summary

Model Summary:

Even though Jigsaw thought of himself as a tough guy, he was standing under a bright pink umbrella in the rain. Because he’s the youngest in his family, he usually receives hand-me-down items such as the pink umbrella. Despite his embarrassment, he arrived to school on time. There, he and Mila asked Ms. Gleason for information about hamsters and snakes. “This sounds serious,” she replied. Ms. Gleason suggested that they use the Internet or books from the library to do their research. She also suggested that they find an expert to answer their questions.


1. Jigsaw had to borrow his sister’s pink umbrella because he couldn’t find his Batman umbrella.

2. Jigsaw’s life would be different because he would not have to receive hand-me-down clothes or accessories if he didn’t have any brothers or sisters.

3. Jigsaw felt bad about being the youngest in his family. 4. Jigsaw and Mila wanted to talk to Ms. Gleason during class

because they thought that she might have information about hamsters and snakes.


5. Jigsaw and Mila trust and respect Ms. Gleason. 6. The ideas that Ms. Gleason gave to Jigsaw and Mila were to go

to the library and to talk to an expert. 7. Jigsaw and Mila decided to split up their research by dividing

the work in half. Jigsaw felt that his half was harder than Mila’s.


1. baggy 2. social studies 3. borrow 4. librarian 5. those are the breaks

6. certainly 7. expert 8. hand-me-down clothes 9. tough

10. Christopher Columbus

page 39: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw went to the pet store. Jigsaw found out that snakes can eat hamsters.

Sample Details:

The woman working at the pet store had a snake tattoo. Jigsaw really doesn’t like snakes.


page 40: Summary

Model Summary:

Jigsaw’s brother Billy drove him to the pet store. There, Jigsaw met a lady with a snake tattoo on her arm who knew about snakes’ eating habits. She worked at the pet store, where there were many reptiles, bunnies, mice, and snakes. She told Jigsaw a story about how a snake escaped and wanted to eat some hamsters in the store. Jigsaw found out that hamsters can escape their cages by jumping, but only if the lids are not on tight.


1. Jigsaw’s brother, Billy, drove Jigsaw to the pet store. 2. Jigsaw likes his brother Billy. 3. Inside the stuffy and dark pet store were many reptiles and

cages. 4. Jigsaw called the rabbits “poor little fur balls” because he knew

that the snakes were going to eat them.


5. The customer in World of Reptiles bought mice instead of hamsters because they were cheaper.

6. The rosy boa didn’t eat the hamsters in the pet store because the lid of the hamsters’ cage was on tight, and the rosy boa couldn’t get to them.

7. Jigsaw was expressing the fact that he really doesn’t like snakes.


1. counter 2. lined 3. driver’s license 4. imagine 5. stuffy

6. local 7. tied 8. rosy 9. customer

10. escape

page 49: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw’s mom asked him to clean his room, but he didn’t do it. Mila went to Jigsaw’s house, and she brought the library books

that she had been reading.

Sample Details:

Mila found out that constrictors kill their prey by squeezing. Mila and Jigsaw planned to go to the scene of the crime.


page 50: Summary

Model Summary:

Mom demanded that Jigsaw clean his room, but he didn’t do it. Instead, he made a list of key words and listed them in alphabetical order. Suddenly, Jigsaw heard the doorbell ring. It was Mila with some books about constrictors. She read that constrictors live in jungles in Africa and Asia. Mila was worried that Jake’s snake had gotten to Hermie’s cage, so she and Jigsaw planned to visit the scene of the crime.


1. Jigsaw couldn’t stop thinking about the rabbits because, to him, a snake eating a rabbit seemed much worse than a snake eating a mouse.

2. Jigsaw is annoyed when his mom calls him “Theodore” because he wants her to call him “Jigsaw Jones.”

3. When Jigsaw’s mom said that his room was a “disaster,” she meant that it was very messy.

4. Jigsaw thought that “N” should come before “M” in the alphabet because in order to draw an “M,” you first need an “N.”


5. Jigsaw thought that Mila’s silence meant bad news. 6. Rosy boa snakes don’t need poison because they can squeeze

their prey to death. 7. Jigsaw said that boa constrictor snakes remind him of his Aunt

Harriet because boa constrictors squeeze their prey, and Aunt Harriet squeezes people when she hugs them.


Part A:

popsicle

complicated

disaster

review

depend

look again

difficult

need

dessert

accident

Part B:

1. poisonous 2. jungles 3. Legos 4. constrictor 5. opportunity

page 59: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw and Mila went to Wingnut’s house. Jigsaw, Mila, and Wingnut went into Jake’s room to look at

Jake’s snake.

Sample Details:

Jigsaw thought that Wingnut’s room was too clean. Jigsaw was nervous about going into Jake’s room because he

knew that teenagers don’t like people to go into their rooms.


page 60: Summary

Model Summary:

Jigsaw rang the doorbell of the O’Brien’s household three times before Mrs. O’Brien finally answered the door. The vacuum was so loud that she could not hear the doorbell ring. Jigsaw and Mila went into Wingnut’s bedroom and saw that it was very neat. Mila sneezed when she walked near the hamster’s cage, but she still poked at its lid while Jigsaw tried to imagine what it would be like to be a snake. Wingnut’s brother, Jake, who is a teenager, had a sign posted on his door that warned others not to enter, but the kids still went inside. Mila screamed as soon as she got into the room because she saw Jake’s snake.


1. Jigsaw and Mila had to ring Mrs. O’Brien’s doorbell so many times because Mrs. O’Brien was vacuuming and could not hear the doorbell ring.

2. Wingnut told Jigsaw and Mila that he was “sorry about the room” because he was embarrassed that it was too clean.

3. Jigsaw felt that Wingnut’s bedroom was too clean. He felt this way because he thought that it was normal for guys to have messy rooms.

4. Sammy the hamster ran around at night.


5. Jigsaw thought that Hermie did not escape through the roof of the cage because no hamster could fit through the small holes in the lid.

6. Wingnut could not find Hermie for two days after he forgot to put the lid back on top of the hamster cage.

7. Jigsaw was not sure if he wanted to go into Jake’s room because there was a sign that said “THE SNAKE PIT! DEATH TO ALL WHO ENTER!!!” on the door.

8. Jake’s room was dark and creepy and smelled like snake.


1. spotless 2. manners 3. handle 4. creepy 5. Bless you

6. flicked 7. apologized 8. slithered 9. doubted

10. vacuum cleaner

page 69: Notes

Main Events:

Jake found Jigsaw, Mila, and Wingnut in his bedroom. Jigsaw barfed on Jake’s shoes.

Sample Details:

Jake’s snake is named Goliath. Mila touched Goliath and noticed that he was not not slimy.


page 70: Summary

Model Summary:

Despite the sign hanging on Jake’s door, Jigsaw, Mila, and Wingnut went into Jake’s dark and smelly room. There, they saw snake posters on the wall and black lightbulbs. Mila was afraid of the snake, Goliath, curled up in a ball, but Wingnut said that Goliath was harmless. When Jake came into the room, Wingnut apologized, but explained to Jake that it was an emergency. Wingnut told Jake that Jigsaw was a detective, and that he was trying to find Hermie. Jake said that there was no way Goliath could have slithered into Wingnut’s room, especially with the amount of vacuuming that Mrs. O’Brien was doing. Jake then tried to make Jigsaw touch Goliath, but Jigsaw got dizzy and barfed on Jake’s shoes.


1. Mila screamed when they entered Jake’s bedroom because she saw Goliath curled up in a ball outside of his cage.

2. He meant that everybody thinks snakes are bad when, in fact, they are not that dangerous.

3. Jigsaw thought that Jake’s room was weird because the lightbulbs were black and the posters were all of baseball stars, snakes, and dogs playing cards.

4. Jake was sure that Hermie was not in his bedroom because Goliath would have eaten him if he were.


5. Jake said that his mom would have seen Goliath if he had escaped because she had been vacuuming for days.

6. Jigsaw felt ill when Jake brought Goliath near him. He barfed on Jake’s shoes.


Across:

3. bother

6. dizzy

7. rollercoaster

8. roared

9. harmless

Down:

1. peaceful

2. goofy

4. pipsqueaks

5. curled

10. misunderstood


1. The peaceful man sat in the park and read his book. 2. The goofy little girl laughed and played with her friends. 3. Please do not bother me when I am doing my homework. 4. It makes me angry when William calls my friends and me pip-

squeaks. 5. Suzie curled her tongue. 6. I become dizzy if I spin around in many circles. 7. This park’s rollercoaster is my favorite ride. 8. Mother roared at me because I didn’t clean my bedroom. 9. This dog is harmless, and I know it will not bite me.

10. I think she misunderstood me because she did not bring the item that I asked for.

page 79: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw made three lists: “Person,” “Place,” and “Thing.” Jigsaw realized that Hermie may have escaped from his cage.

Sample Details:

Billy talked to Jigsaw and tried to make him feel better. Jigsaw thinks that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles.


page 80: Summary

Model Summary:

Billy talked to Jigsaw and tried to make him feel better about barfing on Jake’s shoes. Jigsaw told Billy that he felt rotten and wanted to give up. But once Billy left the room, Jigsaw started to feel a little better and decided to work on a puzzle. Shortly after that, he grabbed his journal and made three lists: “Person,” “Place,” and “Thing.” That’s when he realized that Hermie could have escaped because the lid was loose. Jigsaw wondered how long a hamster could survive without food.


1. Answers may vary, but they should have something to do with either Jigsaw’s upset stomach or the fact that he was embarrassed by barfing on Jake’s shoes.

2. Answers may vary, but they should have something to do with either Jigsaw’s idea that Jake’s boa couldn’t have eaten Hermie or the fact that he was out of leads.

3. Jigsaw wanted to lay all the puzzle pieces on the floor before he started putting them together because he felt that you couldn’t start a puzzle until you’ve looked at every piece.

4. Jigsaw was confused about the “Thing” part of his list because he knew that Hermie was not a person or a place, but he seemed to be more than just a thing.


5. Jigsaw separated all the facts into different lists because he wanted to organize his thoughts. Answers will vary.

6. Jigsaw remembered that the lids of the hamster cages at the pet store were on tighter than the one in Wingnut’s room was. It seems to have helped the case because now Jigsaw believes that Hermie escaped.


1. rotten 2. freaked 3. poor 4. sneakers 5. edge 6. survive 7. moaned 8. lousy 9. budge

10. Hollywood

page 89: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw used the phone book to look up the phone number for World of Reptiles.

Mila wrote a message to Jigsaw in code.

Sample Details:

Jigsaw learned the difference between the white and yellow pages in a phone book.

Jigsaw wrote a message to Mila in code.


page 90: Summary

Model Summary:

The students in Jigsaw’s class all had special jobs, but they didn’t have a Zookeeper anymore since the classroom no longer had a pet. Jigsaw didn’t have a job, so he used the phone book to look up the phone number for World of Reptiles. First, though, he learned that the phone book was separated into categories. He also learned that the white pages were for locating phone numbers of people, and the yellow pages were for locating numbers of businesses. Since World of Reptiles was a pet store, he used the yellow pages. Before leaving class, Jigsaw found a note written in code from Mila in his pocket. He read it and then scribbled a response to her.


1. Board Cleaners, Book Checkers, Chair Putter-Uppers, Closet Neateners, and Homework Checkers were the special jobs that Ms. Gleason’s students had.

2. Jigsaw thought that Zookeeper was the best job. Answers will vary.

3. Ms. Gleason’s class used to have a gerbil for a pet, but it died. 4. In a phone book, the white pages are used to locate people’s

phone numbers, while the yellow pages are used to locate businesses’ phone numbers. It is probably separated like this so the phone book is easier to use.


5. Ms. Gleason didn’t just give the World of Reptiles’s phone number to Jigsaw because she wanted him to learn how to use a phone book.

6. Jigsaw solved the coded message from Mila by writing out the alphabet and then writing the numbers one to twenty-six underneath each letter. Each number stood for a letter, so Jigsaw matched the letters to the numbers.


Answers will vary.

page 99: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw told Wingnut that he thought Hermie was inside the vacuum.

Jigsaw and Wingnut opened the vacuum but did not find Hermie.

Sample Details:

Jake never wants to be in the same room as Jigsaw again. Mrs. O’Brien was really mad at the boys.


page 100: Summary

Model Summary:

Jake called World of Reptiles and spoke to the owner. He then asked Wingnut if he could visit Wingnut’s house but first had to make sure that Mrs. O’Brien and Jake would be gone. Jake was in his room blaring music, but he didn’t come out to the living room where Jigsaw and Wingnut were trying to open the vacuum. They were nervous as they pried it open, and they shattered a part of it! They found some hamster hair, but didn’t find Hermie! Mrs. O’Brien screamed when she came home.


1. Jake said that he never wanted to be in the same room with Jigsaw again because Jigsaw had barfed on him the last time they were in the same room.

2. Wingnut brought the vacuum cleaner into the living room because he and Jigsaw were going to try to open it.

3. Jigsaw thought that Hermie was able to escape from the cage because the cage’s lid was not on tight enough.

4. Opening the vacuum cleaner was not an easy job. It wasn’t easy because there were a few weird latches to unlatch.


5. A part of the vacuum cleaner shattered when Jigsaw tried to open it.

6. Wingnut looked like he might start crying because Jigsaw broke a part of the vacuum cleaner.

7. Mrs. O’Brien screamed when she got home. Answers will vary.


1. blame 2. screwdriver 3. raced 4. thrilled 5. dust 6. prying 7. owner 8. shattered 9. nervous

10. throbs

page 109: Notes

Main Events:

Mila was used as a human hamster detector because of her sneezes.

Jigsaw found Hermie in a poster tube with hamster babies.

Sample Details:

Hermie is a “she.” Sammy is the dad of Hermie’s baby hamsters.


page 110: Summary

Model Summary:

Mila was singing when she went over to Wingnut’s house, but when she got into the house, she started sneezing because she was near fur. “I always sneeze if I get too close to it,” she said. Wingnut explained to Mila that Jigsaw had gotten him in trouble. Then, Jigsaw had an idea. He decided to use Mila as a human hamster detector and search for Hermie by following her sneezes. They finally found Hermie in the closet in a poster tube.


1. Mila could tell that something was wrong with Wingnut and Jigsaw because she saw their sad faces.

2. Wingnut was keeping Sammy in his parents’ room because he felt that Sammy was safer there.

3. Jigsaw was annoyed with Mila when she began to sneeze because he was in a rotten mood.

4. Mila sneezed so much because she was too close to fur.


5. Jigsaw’s “wonderful, fantastic, crazy idea” was to use Mila as a human hamster detector and find Hermie by following her sneezes.

6. Mila helped solve the mystery of the missing hamster by leading Jigsaw to Hermie with her sneezes.

7. Wingnut was confused about whether Hermie was a boy or a girl.


1. cooing 2. near 3. fault 4. toy chest 5. figs 6. nestled 7. metal detector 8. mood 9. tube

10. searched

page 119: Notes

Main Events:

Jigsaw brought two hamsters to class. Jigsaw was named Student of the Month by Ms. Gleason.

Sample Details:

Mila was the only one who knew of the secret plan. Jigsaw believes that there will always be a need for him.


page 120: Summary

Model Summary:

Jigsaw went into World of Reptiles happy and singing because he was buying supplies for he and Ms. Gleason’s secret plan. Jigsaw stood outside of Room 201 with a sheet over the hamster cage. When he went into the classroom and Ms. Gleason announced that the hamsters were now the class’s, the students cheered. This made Jigsaw feel proud. Ms. Gleason was also proud of him, so she gave him a certificate that declared him the Student of the Month. Mila saw the certificate and smiled. Jigsaw Jones felt good because he believes that there will always be a need for him.


1. Jigsaw was so happy when he walked into World of Reptiles because he was there to buy supplies for his secret surprise.

2. Jigsaw didn’t go into his classroom when the school bell rang because he was outside waiting for Ms. Gleason to ask him to come in.

3. Jigsaw brought two of Hermie’s hamsters to class as a surprise. 4. Jigsaw’s classmates were happy and excited because of the

hamsters that Jigsaw had brought in.


5. Mila can’t ever be the Zookeeper because she is allergic to animals with fur.

6. Ms. Gleason gave a Student of the Month certificate to Jigsaw. She did this because she was proud of him for giving the class two hamsters.

7. Jigsaw will never stop being a detective because there will always be problems for him to solve.


1. Congratulations 2. squiggly 3. applause 4. cooked up 5. hidden 6. cheered 7. recently 8. certificate 9. supplies

10. members

Moongobble and Me: The Dragon of Doom Novel Guide Answer Key

page 8: Notes

Main Event: Edward tried to find out who moved into the cottage on the hill.

Sample Details:

Edward thought that living in Pigbone was boring and lonely. Edward went to the cottage on the hill and looked in the

window.



1. Edward lives in a small cottage in a little town called Pigbone. 2. Answers will vary. 3. Edward went to the cottage on the hill to find out who was

living there. 4. Edward didn’t go to the cottage door because he saw bursts of

green light coming out of the window. 5. Answers will vary.

page 10: Summarizing

Model Summary:

Edward was a lonely boy living in the town of Pigbone. He saw smoke coming from the empty cottage on the hill and decided to climb the hill to find out who lived there. He saw bursts of green light coming out of the window and sneaked up to the window. While he was sneaking, he heard a voice say, “Don’t be so gloomy!” That was when Edward decided to look in the window.

page 11: Exploring the Vocabulary

honest

lonely

steep

disagree

raspy

sneak

gloomy

tower

complain

to say that you are not happy with something

to think about something differently than someone else

sad because there are no people or friends around

having a very sharp slope or angle

a part of a building that is very tall and skinnier than the main building

to move around in a sly or secret manner

sounding harsh or rough

sad or depressed

always telling the truth

page 17: Notes

Main Event: Edward watched a magician turn a stone into a piece of cheese.

Sample Details:

The magician wanted to turn the stone into gold. There was a cloud of stinky green smoke.

Predictions for the next chapter: Answers will vary.


1. The rock turned into a piece of cheese. 2. The rock was supposed to turn into gold. 3. Edward couldn’t get away because the vines were holding him. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

When Edward looked in the window, he saw a pudgy old magician with mice in his hat. He was talking to a toad! Then, the magician used a smooth stick to cast a spell that turned a stone into cheese. Edward wanted to run away, but the vines grabbed him, and he became tangled up in them!


1. spell 2. slight 3. ripe 4. cranky 5. rim 6. pudgy

page 23: Notes

Main Event: Edward met Moongobble the magician and his friend Urk, a talking toad.

Sample Details:

Moongobble used to be a shoemaker but quit to become the best magician in the world.

Moongobble hired Edward to be his helper.



1. Moongobble, Urk, and the two mice that live in Moongobble’s hat are staying at the cottage.

2. Edward and Moongobble had to wait until sunset so that the vines would let go of them.

3. Moongobble was a shoemaker before he became a magician. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Moongobble cast a spell to make the vines let go of Edward, but the vines held onto Moongobble, too! They had to wait until sunset for the vines to let go. While they waited, Moongobble asked why Edward was spying on him. Moongobble explained that he used to be a shoemaker, but magical elves had helped him become rich. He offered to pay Edward a silver penny every day to help gather ingredients so that Moongobble could practice his spells.


1. apprentice 2. spy 3. convinced

page 30: Notes

Main Event: Edward became Moongobble’s assistant.

Sample Details:

Edward’s mom had to meet Moongobble before she agreed to let Edward be his assistant.

Edward had a great time helping Moongobble and Urk gather plants in the forest.



1. Edward’s mother went to the cottage on the hill to meet Moongobble and decide if Edward could work for him.

2. Urk, the talking toad, surprised Edward’s mother. 3. Moongobble was balancing apples one on top of another when

Edward and his mother met him. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Edward’s mother was upset when he came home late, but she was interested when she heard that a wizard wanted Edward to help him. She was also interested in the silver penny that Edward would earn every day! Edward and his mother brought bread to the cottage on the hill the next day, and after meeting Moongobble, she agreed to let Edward help him. Edward, Moongobble, and Urk walked through the spooky forest and gathered plants for Moongobble’s spells.


1. Verb – scowl, squat, wobble, recognize, recite 2. Noun – universe, invisibility 3. Adjective/Adverb – spooky, sternly

Sample sentences: Verbs scowl – My brother says that I always scowl when I am angry. squat – We will squat in the grass to watch the game because there

are no seats left. wobble – I like watching Johnny wobble when he tries to walk on

slippery ice. recognize – The teacher will recognize good behavior by giving out

gold stars. recite – I recited my speech this morning, and it went very well! Nouns universe – Earth is just one tiny planet in the huge universe. invisibility – If I had the power of invisibility, I would spy on my

brother every day. Adjectives/Adverbs sternly – Their teacher sternly warned against cheating on the test. spooky – Scary movies are fun to watch, unless they get too spooky!

page 37: Notes

Main Event: Moongobble found out that Fazwad the Mighty was coming in two days to judge his skills in magic.

Sample Details:

Fazwad is the leader of the Society of Magicians. Moongobble needed to show Fazwad three magic spells.



1. Everyone was upset when Edward arrived at the cottage because they found out that Fazwad was coming.

2. Moongobble couldn’t simply join the Society of Magicians because Fazwad had to give permission for new members to join.

3. Edward cleaned the cottage to help Moongobble prepare for Fazwad’s visit.

4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Edward got to the cottage and learned the bad news that Fazwad was coming to inspect Moongobble’s spells. The law of the land was that Moongobble couldn’t keep being a magician without Fazwad’s blessing. Edward started to clean and dust the cottage to get it ready for Fazwad’s visit while Moongobble went to practice his spells. Finally, Fazwad arrived.


1. inspect It does not belong because “inspect” means to look at

carefully, and the other words mean to not look at carefully.

2. dirty It does not belong because the other words are about

cleaning. 3. relaxed

It does not belong because the other words are about not being relaxed.

4. precisely It does not belong because the other words are about

guesses, not certainty. 5. person

It does not belong because the other words describe groups of people.

page 43: Notes

Main Event: Moongobble failed his test.

Sample Details:

Moongobble tried to turn a stone into gold, but spattered goo on Fazwad instead.

Moongobble will have to successfully perform three Mighty Tasks to join the Society of Magicians.



1. The chair yelped and ran away when Fazwad tried to sit in it. 2. When Moongobble tried his third trick, he turned a stone into

cheese and spattered Fazwad with green goo. 3. Moongobble must fetch the Golden Acorns of Alcoona since he

failed his test. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Fazwad tried to sit in a chair, but it yelped and ran away. Moongobble made a mouse appear and then disappear, but his final trick went wrong, and he covered Fazwad with goo. He failed the test, but according to the handbook of the Society of Magicians, Moongobble could still join, but he would have to get the Golden Acorns from a dragon! Fazwad sniffed, gathered his cape, and disappeared.


1. mighty 2. forbids 3. whimpering 4. fetch 5. handbook 6. vanishes 7. sniffs 8. gust

page 50: Notes

Main Event: The Rusty Knight agreed to help Edward and Moongobble get the Golden Acorns.

Sample Details:

The Rusty Knight is old and has trouble hearing clearly. Edward was worried that his mother would not let him go on

the adventure.



1. The Rusty Knight decided to help Edward, Moongobble, and Urk.

2. Answers will vary. 3. Answers will vary. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Moongobble, Edward, and Urk decided that they had to get the acorns. They asked the Rusty Knight to help get the treasure. The Rusty Knight needed oil because his armor was squeaking! The last person that they needed to ask before going on the adventure was Edward’s mother, but Edward wasn’t sure she would let him go!


1. reveal 2. joust 3. rusty 4. knight 5. clank 6. ivy 7. eagerly 8. adventure

page 55: Speaking Time

1. file 2. hold 3. jam 4. long 5. rare 6. well 7. tire 8. sole 9. yard

Sample Sentences:

I am not feeling very well today. The Rusty Knight is old and will tire easily. Moongobble longs to be a magician.

page 64: Notes

Main Event: Edward’s mother says that he can go on the adventure.

Sample Details:

Edward was nervous about asking his mother. His mother made everyone promise to take good care of

Edward.



1. Moongobble wanted Edward to go on the journey so that someone could bring back the news if Moongobble perished.

2. Answers will vary. 3. Answers will vary. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Edward, Moongobble, and Urk went to ask Edward’s mother if he could go on the quest to get the treasure from the dragon. The Rusty Knight came clanking behind them. Moongobble said that he wanted his helper to deliver the news if he were to perish. Edward’s mother was worried because it would be dangerous, but after everyone in the group said, “On my honor,” and promised that Edward would be safe, she said yes.


1. perish 2. quest 3. strangle 4. specific

page 71: Notes

Main Event: The group walked all day and finally found the cave of the Dragon of Doom.

Sample Details:

Moongobble had the map upside down, so the walk took a long time.

Smoke was curling out of the dragon’s cave.



1. As he got ready to leave, the pockets of Moongobble’s robe were bulging with slips of paper, and more papers were tucked into his belt. Answers will vary.

2. Urk rolled his eyes when Moongobble told the vines to guard the house well because the vines never listened to Moongobble’s instructions.

3. Urk knew that they were lost because they passed the same fallen tree three times.

4. They knew that they were near the dragon’s cave because they could see the dragon’s smoke.


Model Summary:

Moongobble’s pockets were bulging with spells when they left Pigbone to find the Dragon of Doom. He told the vines to guard the house well, and the group followed him until Urk got cranky because they were lost. Moongobble had the map upside down! When they saw smoke coming from a cave, they knew they had found the dragon.


1. mist, bulging 2. gap, fleas 3. Cram, drat

page 77: Notes

Main Event: Moongobble tried to cast a spell on the dragon, but he turned himself into cheese instead.

Sample Details:

Moongobble insisted on approaching the dragon by himself. Edward rushed into the clearing to save Moongobble.



5. They “saw” the shadow of the dragon. 6. Moongobble turned himself into a piece of cheese when he

tried to deal with the dragon. 7. The brave thing that Edward did was run into the clearing to

save Moongobble. 8. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

The Rusty Knight wanted to lop off the dragon’s head, but Moongobble chose one of his favorite spells to cast on the dragon instead. When Moongobble made a twig snap with his foot, fire shot of out the cave, and the group saw the shadow of the dragon in the smoke. Moongobble cast the spell, but something went wrong and he turned into cheese! Edward was afraid, but he ran into the clearing anyway to save his friend.


1. scabbard 2. scampers 3. lop off 4. Clanking 5. sternly 6. toasted 7. clearing

page 83: Notes

Main Event: Edward sneaked into the clearing and looked inside the dragon’s cave.

Sample Details:

Moongobble turned back into a person after many hours. Edward knew that he was the only person who could sneak up

on the dragon.



1. Answers will vary. 2. Moongobble turned back into himself when the moonlight hit

him. 3. Edward sneaked to the dragon’s cave because no one else in

the group could sneak as quietly as he could. 4. Answers will vary but could include nervous, scared, anxious,

afraid, or excited.


Model Summary:

The Rusty Knight said that it was brave of Edward to save Moongobble. Edward paced back and forth waiting for Moongobble to turn back into himself. Finally, when moonlight hit the cheese, there was a sound of tinkling bells, and Moongobble became himself again! The group discussed how to approach the dragon, but Edward knew the only way. Even though he was afraid, he sneaked carefully to the entrance of the cave.


1. scoot 2. tinkling 3. paced 4. brilliant 5. brave 6. warty 7. peered

page 90: Notes

Main Event: The group met the Dragon of Doom.

Sample Details:

The Dragon of Doom was small and nice. The dragon thought that Fazwad had taken the Golden Acorns.



1. The Dragon of Doom had pointy wings, red scales, and sharp fangs. From his nose to the tip of his tail, he was barely four feet long.

2. When the dragon said that he used smoke and mirrors, he meant that he tricked people into thinking that he was big.

3. Fazwad took the Golden Acorns. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Edward saw that the Dragon of Doom was actually very small! The dragon said that he used smoke and mirrors to make himself seem scary so that no one would be brave enough to approach him. His head drooped when he admitted that he did not have the treasure anymore. Fazwad had taken it!


1. shameful 2. slay 3. crouched 4. droop 5. buster 6. filter 7. treasure

page 96: Notes

Main Event: Moongobble got the Golden Acorns from Fazwad.

Sample Details:

Fazwad admitted to taking the Golden Acorns from the dragon. Moongobble accidentally turned Edward into a piece of cheese!

Final Thoughts: Answers will vary.


1. Fazwad took the Golden Acorns so that he would have a good test ready when he needed one.

2. Answers will vary, but should be negative. 3. Answers will vary. 4. Answers will vary.


Model Summary:

Fireball said that Fazwad stole the Golden Acorns. Fazwad said that he didn’t steal them, but that Moongobble passed the first test. Moongobble thanked his friends for helping him. Fazwad sneered and said, “Spare me the mush.” Then, he said that the last two Mighty Tasks would be even harder than the first one. Fazwad disappeared, and Moongobble tried to teach Edward his first spell, but it turned Edward into a piece of cheese!


1. a 2. g 3. c 4. e 5. f 6. d 7. b

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